Where does “금” come from?

금 (Korean) comes from Korean 없다, from Middle Korean 없다.

금 (Korean): a crack; fissure; fracture; gold; metal

Definitions

  1. a crack; fissure; fracture; gold; metal

Ancestry of “금”, step by step

금 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 없다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean없다to have none; lacking; nonexistent; to die
2Middle Korean없다—

via Chinese 金

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese金gold; "orig." gold, golden
2Proto-Sino-Tibetangǝ̆mmetal

via Middle Chinese 金

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese金—

Words derived from “금”

Every word from Middle Korean 없다 →Every word from Korean 없다 →